Iconic street artist, Defer, amalgamates the urban landscape and the realm of fine art. Alex Kizu, aka Defer, transcends his youth in Boyle Heights to share the influences of true street art within his own murals, canvases and prints. Edified by early New York graffiti, and more importantly, the neighborhood "placaso" style, indigenous to LA, Defer culminates these experiences to define a unique native genre. Kamea Hadar grew up in the worlds of his Japanese mother and Israeli father. As a child he took classes at the Honolulu Art Academy and University of Hawaii and spent periods living, studying and creating at the Sorbonne in Paris, University of St. Louis in Madrid and the University of Tel Aviv, Israel. He currently resides in Honolulu, HI.